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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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I have a decent amount of experience with traditional skateboarding and want to get into longboarding. I am looking for a symmetrical longboard with kicks, preferably shaped like a standard skateboard.

What do you think would be a good choice? This would be primarily for commute, cruising, and maybe some mellow carving.

Not really looking to do tricks, but after riding my friend's longboard I immediately missed the kicks for pivoting quickly just getting around.

Update: After looking around some more, I found the Landyachtz Clark which looks a lot like what I'm after: https://landyachtz.com/shop/all/skate/boards/the-clark/

Thank you for all your suggestions, all these boards look awesome! This probably won't be my last longboard either, so feel free to keep making suggestions.

Plus, someone in the future might find them useful too!

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[โ€“] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

How much harder is it to turn doing a manual compared to a skateboard?

[โ€“] TerkErJerbs@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I mean your pivot/kick point on this board is right over the truck so it takes some different pressure and balance but it's doable. On a shorty you're quite a bit higher and behind the truck. I can shovit with ease and olley with some effort but like you I didn't get it to do tricks per se, I got it because doing a lot of street skating being able to kick it over 90 degrees or more is fundamental. You can't do that with a big heavy log.

The drop thru trucks and big cutaway with the kicks at the ends is nice because you can ride your trucks loose af. I don't know if that appeals to you but that's how I roll.